Intern/Co-Op- Applications & Analytics

Join the diverse and dynamic team that powers Michigan's largest energy provider and one of the nation's largest gas and electric combination utilities.  Consumers Energy services 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents - caring for our friends and neighbors in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.  We embrace a cleaner and leaner utility vision focused on eliminating energy waste and adding renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar.

 

Applications and Analytics Intern

 

Consumers Energy Employee Referrals:

If you are a Consumers Energy employee that would like to refer an applicant to this position, please visit your Workforce Connect home page and utilize the “Refer Friends and Family” section.

 

For questions, please contact E-Recruiting@cmsenergy.com

 

For consideration, please remember to upload your College Transcript(s) [official OR unofficial] and supporting documentation into the "Supporting Documents" section of your application.

 

 

Department Summary

 

The A&A Internship Program is geared toward current college students who have a passion for application development and data analytics and an interest in Consumers Energy and the energy industry. The Internship Program at Consumers Energy is a key component of realizing the customer organizations goals.

Job Description/Responsibilities

 

An intern in the Application and Analytics group will be helping the subject matter experts make the best decisions possible about critical business issues. In this role, you'll be exposed to a wide range of energy industry issues critical to the company's continued success. You will be continually exposed to challenges that stretch your development and analytical skills, creativity, business acumen, interpersonal skills and leadership. The successful candidate for this position will have primary responsibility of assisting in developing applications using agile tools, delivering operational strategic initiatives, focused on achieving performance metrics, process efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Support prototyping, design, development, testing, debugging, documentation, and implementation of software applications in an agile environment.
• Provide limited technical expertise for enhancements and IT Projects in the areas of solution alternatives, design, configuration, testing and documentation
• Deliver knowledge and research on market trends, benchmarking and process improvement techniques.
• Analyze the strategic, operating, and financial impacts of business proposals and/or external regulatory / legislative proposals.
• Manage the development of executive level PowerPoint presentations as an effective communication vehicle.
• Develop advanced analytical models, develop visuals in PowerBI and data sets to support problem solving and business insights
• Develop data models to support large initiatives across the organization.

 

This position offers an opportunity to develop a skillset of core problem solving skills while utilizing the latest and greatest technologies. . Interns will be asked to explore the most pressing and potentially disruptive forces facing the utility and energy industries today and develop strategies that will aid senior executives in making decisions.  The work will be challenging, equivalent to an entry level role, but in a collaborative team environment where you can learn from industry leaders.